The Tommies scored twice in the first five minutes to put some
distance between them and the Titans, who were playing in their
first national semifinals, then held UW-Oshkosh at arm's length the
rest of the way. St. Thomas (14-0) will play Mount Union (14-0) on
Friday night in Salem, Va., in Stagg Bowl XL. For more, read the full
game story and box
score.

St. Thomas jumped out to the lead in the first 15 seconds of the
game, as Ayo Idowu took a fumbled option pitch 25 yards to the end
zone to make the lead 7-0. And like last week, the Tommies took
advantage of a punting miscue. Kyle Coyne blocked a punt attempt
and Ryan Deitz recovered it at the Oshkosh 24-yard line. Logan
Marks caught a pass from Matt O'Connell for a 6-yard touchdown that
made the lead 14-0.

UW-Oshkosh, which had started slowly in each of its previous
Division III playoff games, went three-and-out, punting the Tommies
back to their 25-yard line. But the lack of field position didn't
faze St. Thomas, which embarked on a 16-play, 75-yard drive to make
it a 21-0 game.

The Tommies held from there, allowing a second-quarter touchdown
but never letting the Titans within 14 points. They held UW-Oshkosh
to just 25 rushing yards and Nate Wara completed 20 of 34 passes,
being sacked four times.